In order to generate skilled and efficient actions, the motor system must find solutions to
several problems inherent in sensorimotor control, including nonlinearity, nonstationarity …

Optimal feedback control (OFC) provides a powerful tool to interpret voluntary motor control,
highlighting the importance of sensory feedback in the control and planning of movement …

There has traditionally been a separation between voluntary control processes and the fast
feedback responses which follow mechanical perturbations (ie, stretch “reflexes”). However …

The motor system must consider a variety of environmental factors when executing voluntary
motor actions, such as the shape of the goal or the possible presence of intervening …

Recent theories of voluntary control predict that multiple motor strategies can be
precomputed and expressed throughout movement. We examined online decisional …

A synthesis of biomechanics and neural control that draws on recent advances in robotics to
address control problems solved by the human sensorimotor system. This book proposes a …

The primary motor cortex does not uniquely or directly produce alpha motoneurone (α-MN)
drive to muscles during voluntary movement. Rather, α-MN drive emerges from the synthesis …

At an early stage of learning novel dynamics, changes in muscle activity are mainly due to
corrective feedback responses. These feedback contributions to the overall motor command …

During reaching movements in the presence of novel dynamics, participants initially co-
contract their muscles to reduce kinematic errors and improve task performance. As learning …

The often studied stretch reflex is fundamental to the involuntary control of posture and
movement. Nevertheless, there remains controversy regarding its functional role. Many …